In the Philippines, research and development on biotech products is being done by higher education institutions with the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the UP System. Several products were already patented and with public acceptance as the key, many will be patented in a short span of time.

Many countries in Europe and the First-World Countries of Asia and the Pacific prefer organically grown fruits and vegetables. This prompted big agricultural corporations in the Philippines to use natural farming methods and raked in big returns.

But what about small farmers? It is still a fact that in the Philippines, majority of those actually tilling the land still belong to the disadvantaged group. In other words, most of Filipino farmers are still poor. The Philippine government is doing the best it can to uplift the standards of living of the Filipino Farmer. Many programs have been implemented through the different government agencies to this effect.

In order to reduce the cost of fertilizer and pesticide, as well as for farmers to produce "clean" products, the Department of Agriculture (DA) designed programs for Organic Farming. To complement this program of DA, the Philippine Government mandated State Colleges and Universities to advocate and extend Organic Farming Technologies to their constituent communities. The 14 Regional Consortia of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) also provide training on Natural Farming Technologies.

The resurgence of the lowly malunggay as a high value crop can be attributed to biotechnology. Many findings have shown that natural products from malunggay leaves, flowers and seeds have uses in medicine and food technology, among